Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it ...

The owner of Socialight Society, a Lansing-based store specializing in books written by Black women, shares some ...

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Looking at Women, Looking at War, a mix of diary and reportage by Victoria Amelina, makes for a harrowing portrait of Ukraine ...

River Valley Library System lacks the space to lock up a large portion of its collection that may be appropriate for adults but not for children, according to Joe Rector, library system director. "The ...

Idaho voters should have enough self-respect to punish this abuse of government power at the ballot box. | Opinion ...

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A broad coalition of educational, civil rights, and literary advocacy organizations are banding together to sound the alarm ...

When National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland volunteers are stocking their Little Free Libraries, they prioritize diverse ...

The Community Library Network is sifting through 140 books that could be among the first titles added to its mature content ...

On 11 May 1944, just four weeks before D-Day, 67 American heavy bombers dropped 168 tons of bombs on the sunlit French town ...